The Justice Department opened a disability rights investigation into Michigan's state psychiatric hospitals.

A jury found that Boston Children's Hospital retaliated against a former employee by firing her after she sued for gender discrimination, The Boston Globe reported Nov. 11.

From the Justice Department suing UnitedHealth Group over a proposed acquisition to an Indiana health system accusing Humana of withholding reimbursements, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Nov. 6: 

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving improperly coded emergency department claims billed to TRICARE and Medicare.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the fatal July 2023 shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore., The Oregonian reported.

President-Elect Donald Trump announced the development of a new governmental department with the goal of restructuring agencies, cutting waste and improving efficiencies, according to Reuters.

Johnson & Johnson is asking a federal judge to declare its 340B rebate plan legal and prevent HHS and the Health Resources and Services Administration from taking any enforcement action against its implementation. 

Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber's office has issued a report finding insufficient evidence to justify a criminal referral of Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, in a case involving allegations that he received unauthorized bonus payments.

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is suing Humana for allegedly failing to reimburse it for 340B drugs provided to the payer's members, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Nov. 11. 

A judge has found the board for Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital guilty of violating the state's open meetings and records law, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law, when it held two emergency closed meetings, the hospital confirmed in a news release shared with Becker's.

A federal grand jury has re-indicted a former Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital nurse accused of tampering with medications meant to be dispensed to patients, according to a Nov. 9 report from the Republican-American.

A Michigan pharmacist and his brother were convicted for their roles in a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

A New York City judge dismissed a lawsuit against the chair of One Brooklyn Health's board of trustees, originally filed in December.

A third physician in Texas is facing legal action over a state law that restricts medical providers from providing gender transition-related care to minors. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's CEO and other executives are scheduled to be deposed in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two women who were contracted as housekeepers at Detroit's Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital, as reported by Bloomberg Law Nov. 7.

As financial pressures continue across the healthcare industry, more hospitals and health systems are turning to Chapter 11 protection to ensure financial stability and uninterrupted patient care.

Plymouth, N.C.-based Washington Regional Medical Center sought Chapter 11 protection Oct. 29 to help the hospital restructure its finances while ensuring care to patients.

California vote tabulations are currently backing a state ballot measure that would impose new restrictions on health systems' 340B drug spending. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has agreed to provide back pay to staff as part of a revamped COVID-19 vaccine settlement approved by a federal judge in Michigan, Law360 reported Nov. 5. 

From Walgreens agreeing to pay $100 million to settle overcharging allegations, to another payer suing over Medicare Advantage star ratings, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Oct. 24: